Manila (AFP) - The Philippine government and Muslim rebels will sign a pact Thursday to end one of Asia's longest and deadliest insurgencies, but both sides caution much work needs to be done to secure a lasting peace.
Following 17 years of negotiations, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders will sign the peace deal in exchange for control of a planned autonomous region in the impoverished south of the mainly Catholic nation.
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